tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856721642287777504.post5167840561592334828..comments2011-07-01T14:32:02.771-04:00Comments on widsith: "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856721642287777504.post-72440404223187106682007-02-16T19:52:00.000-05:002007-02-16T19:52:00.000-05:00I didn't name the entitlement issue, and I'm glad ...I didn't name the entitlement issue, and I'm glad a friend mentioned it to me. She's right, we all suffer from a sense of entitlement - I think it's one of the most significant barriers to giving and self-sacrifice within the Western Church, let alone Western society.<BR/><BR/>I feel as if it's like a trance that has us locked in its grip. A couple years ago a friend of mine told me about minimalism, a philosophy by which he lives. At the time it didn't resonate with me at all, but now that things have become worse for us I realize just how much suffering, stress-related illness, and other consequences could be avoided if only we all lived as minimalists rather than with this deeply entrenched sense of entitlement. It took a family crisis to wake me from its trance. How do others free themselves from it? Certainly not everyone is going to face a financial crisis in their lives like we did, so there must be another way... A reality TV show would definitely do the trick for some. But for a more immediate solution, how do we get the message across effectively throughout the Church?Widsithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17326506462596512866noreply@blogger.com